Colorado, 2025Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 20 to 21, 2025
February 20 to 21, 2025 · NWS PUB · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A passing upper low allowed for the formation of very narrow bands of heavy snowfall, mainly falling east of the mountains. High snow rates were observed over very narrow areas.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
A passing upper low allowed for the formation of very narrow bands of heavy snowfall, mainly falling east of the mountains. High snow rates were observed over very narrow areas.
Heavy Snow, Western Kiowa County
- When
- February 20, 5:00 PM MST to February 21, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Kiowa County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 38.433, -102.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 3.4 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft
- When
- February 20, 5:00 PM MST to February 21, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Teller County / Rampart Range Above 7500 Ft / Pikes Peak Between 7500 & 11000 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.729, -105.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 5.9 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- February 20, 5:00 PM MST to February 21, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern El Paso County / Monument Ridge / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 6.0 inches of snow measured.
Heavy Snow, Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft
- When
- February 20, 5:00 PM MST to February 21, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Colorado Springs Vicinity / Southern El Paso County / Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.832, -104.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
There was 4.3 inches of snow measured.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1239287, 1239290, 1239291, 1239292.